Excellent selection, Sir Len.
With you, in particular, on
River Deep Mountain High and, of course,
Teenage Kicks. Gordon Lightfoot's track is a true classic as well. I really don't understand why it wasn't a bigger hit at the time.
Going to check out Harvey Andrews, too, before my kids do...!
You will love the lyrics to "Being Dad", make the kids listen to it as well.
Simply Being Dad
Today you phoned to say hello.
You couldn´t come, you had to go
See a friend, stay to tea.
You thought you ought to just give me..... a call
Yes, you should have phoned on Friday night
But just forgot - was that alright ?
You knew that I would understand
I hadn´t got an evening planned ....at all.
And there you go again making me count from one to ten
The hardest job I´ve had........................... is simply being dad.
It´s not a role you learn to play
You improvise from day to day
The crowd who watch have all been there
And shuddered in that spotlight glare...... alone.
You didn´t choose, you had no say
I picked you up along the way
And love can be a heavy load
To carry on that long long road..... to home.
And there you go again making me count from one to ten
The hardest job I´ve had............... is simply being dad.
You need space to dance and turn
I must show that fires burn
You make mistakes, learn from pain,
Same mistakes you´ll make again .....next year.
And sometimes do I care too much
Do we collide instead of touch
Do I provide a helping hand
Or do I hold you back or stand...... too near ?
Cause there you go again making me count from one to ten
The hardest job I´ve had........... is simply being dad.
So knuckle down and do your best
You´re in the race with all the rest
The hard ones make it all the way
The dreamers just wake up one day...... behind.
When the sun has gone, the evening´s come
You´ve marched on to a different drum
And though I´ve said it all before
Too much of life is like a war........ you´ll find.
And there I go again making you count from one to ten
The hardest job you´ve had................ is simply having dad.
Yes, the hardest job you´ve had................ is simply having dad.